Idea file: Desperate times pattern weights

With sets of pattern weights available at the fabric store, or all the cute DIY versions floating out there in the blogosphere, we might forget that pattern weights are just something heavy you put down on a pattern to keep it from shifting while cutting it out. Tasha Shepherd from The Plaid Pineapple shows the household randomness that she used in lieu of fancy pattern weights. Her photo (go to her blog to see it) brought a smile to my face. Go there now to see what she used.